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Desktop
Notes | 
StickyNote
versions
4.5
/
5.0
from
http://www.tenebril.com/
is
an
excellent
post-it-notes
utility.
The
new
freeware
version6
program
will
not
work
without
a
net
connection.[f2.org copy of version 4.5 (717 Kbyte)] [f2.org copy of version 5.0 (717 Kbyte)] | ||
Shell extensions & other tools | 
Win95
Powertoys
-
Useful
tools,
especially
the
send-to,
dos-prompt-here
and
tweak-ui
utilities.
All
work
under
NT
except
quickres
;
see
video
utilities
below
for
NT-compatible
alternatives
to
quickres[Direct link to Microsoft .exe file] [f2.org copy of powertoys.zip (203 Kbyte)] [f2.org subset with just sent-to, dos-prompt-here and tweak-ui for NT (78 Kbyte)] | ||
Funduc
Software
have
a
freeware
uuencode/binhex/base64
Decode
Extension
and
Hexview
utilities | |||
Scraper
by
Don
Metzler
lets
you
copy
hard-to-get
text
from
dialog
boxes
etc.
to
the
clipboard.
Handy
for
reporting
error
messages,
grabbing
email
addresses,
URLs
etc.NOTE: [Apr 2003] PC Magazine now requires a paid subscription for access to their formerly free software downloads. Some PCMag utilities may still be directly downloaded from other sites around the web. NOTE: [Jan 2004] At the request of Ziff-Davis (publisher of PC Magazine) I have removed a link to an external site hosting the file scraper.zip 122K which I had found via an FTP Search Engine. | |||
Cliptrak
keeps
recently-used
&
permanently-saved
clipboard
selections
around
for
handy
access.NOTE: [Apr 2003] PC Magazine now requires a paid subscription for access to their formerly free software downloads. Some PCMag utilities may still be directly downloaded from other sites around the web. NOTE: [Jan 2004] At the request of Ziff-Davis (publisher of PC Magazine) I have removed a link to an external site hosting the file cliptrak.zip 403K which I had found via an FTP Search Engine. | |||
| Mouse |  
Peepshow
lets
you
poke
holes
through
windows,
scroll
using
the
right
mouse
button,
pop
up
a
menu
via
mouse
gestures
&
more | ||
MouseImp
adds
a
soft-scroll
function
to
your
mouse.
Also
has
an
auto-rollup
feature
for
infrequently
used
windows/toolbars.
[2002-08-20]
The
MouseImp
web
site
-
http://www.tv4studios.com/
-
has
disappeared
and
the
most
recent
versions
(MouseImpPro)
are
not
freeware.
The
most
recent
freeware
version
I
could
find
was
1.0.3.6.
[f2.org copy of MouseImp 1.0.3.6 (388 Kbyte)] | |||
TaskWheel
by
Ignacio
Alvarez
lets
you
switch
between
tasks
with
your
mouse
wheel
when
the
cursor
is
over
the
taskbar.
Seems
to
get
stuck
on
MS-DOS
windows,
though.NOTE: [Apr 2003] PC Magazine now requires a paid subscription for access to their formerly free software downloads. Some PCMag utilities may still be directly downloaded from other sites around the web. NOTE: [Jan 2004] At the request of Ziff-Davis (publisher of PC Magazine) I have removed a link to an external site hosting the file tskwheel.zip 305K which I had found via an FTP Search Engine. | |||
| Screen |
A
great
NT-compatible
alternative
to
the
quickres
powertoy
is
qr
from
Andrey Shedel
[f2.org copy (11 Kbyte)] | ||
ScreenSeize
by
(shudder!)
Charles
Petzold
lets
you
capture
screenshots
including
pop-up
menus
etc.NOTE: [Apr 2003] PC Magazine now requires a paid subscription for access to their formerly free software downloads. Some PCMag utilities may still be directly downloaded from other sites around the web. NOTE: [Jan 2004] At the request of Ziff-Davis (publisher of PC Magazine) I have removed a link to an external site hosting the file sseize.zip 109K which I had found via an FTP Search Engine. | |||
| Keyboard | 
ZDKeyMap
remaps
keys
[Win95/98
only]
:
make
capslock
do
something
useful
;
rearrange
your
keyboard
as
a
Dvorak.NOTE: [Apr 2003] PC Magazine now requires a paid subscription for access to their formerly free software downloads. Some PCMag utilities may still be directly downloaded from other sites around the web. NOTE: [Jan 2004] At the request of Ziff-Davis (publisher of PC Magazine) I have removed a link to an external site hosting the file zdkeym.zip 58K which I had found via an FTP Search Engine. | ||
Startup / Shutdown | 
Startup
Manager
by
Brad
Stowers
enables
&
disables
auto-start
programs
in
the
the
startup
folders,
registry
&
WIN.INI
file.[Note: 2003-05-21 The CubLea review of Startup Manager (http://www.cublea.net/software/effess/startman.html) is sadly defunct]
| ||
TrapSD
from
Pyzzo
Software
lets
you
run
programs
on
shutdown
or
on
user
logout.[f2.org copy of trapsd v1.2.1 (20 Kbyte)] | |||
Flee
from
F2
is
simple
shutdown/restart/logoff
utility
that
can
be
run
either
as
a
command-line
program
or
as
a
taskbar
icon | |||
| Auto Action | 
Sick
of
pressing
a
confirmation
dialog
button
to
say
'yes
I
want
to
delete
this
file,
in
fact
that's
why
I
clicked
delete!'
?
rtvreco
(5.0
beta
is
freeware;
recent
versions
aren't)
from
RTVSoft
will
press
buttons
and
select
menu
items
for
you
automatically.[f2.org copy of rtvreco version 5.0 beta (29 Kbyte)] | ||
Push
The
Freakin'
Button
is
another
tool
for
automated
button-pushing.
On
modern
computers,
you
should
bump
up
the
response
time
in
the
settings
pannel.[f2.org copy of ptfb version 1.06.3.1 (152 Kbyte)] | |||
AutoIt
from
HiddenSoft
simulates
key
presses,
mouse
movements
and
window
commands
(maximize,
minimize,
wait
for,
etc.)
to
automate
windows
based
tasks
(or
even
windowed
DOS
tasks).
Script
based
;
scripts
can
be
compiled
into
stand-alone
programs.
Requires
Windows
Installer
for
installation.[f2.org copy of AutoIT v2.61 (498 Kbyte)] | |||
Clocks / Timers | 
TinyClock
from
F2
is
a
tiny
clock
that
runs
as
a
floating
window
and/or
a
tray
icon | ||
CursorClock
by Noah
Spurrier
changes
the default
mouse
pointer
to
the
current
12/24
hour
time.
Unobstrusive,
but
can
obscure
tooltip
windows. | |||
AleJenJes
Timer
by
Tim
Winkfein
is
a
small,
easy-to-use
countdown
timer
(whole
minutes
only).
Requires
Visual
Basic
v5.0
SP3
runtime
files.[AleJenJes Timer v1.08 by Tim Winkfein (605 byte)] [MS Visual Basic Runtime 5 (SP3) installer (970 Kbyte)] | |||
Customise | 
RegDir
is
one
of
the
Rapido
Toys
by
Pierre
Torris
;
it
makes
the
open-folder
icon
in
explorer
stand
out
by
colouring
it
green.
[Direct
link
to
zip
file]
[f2.org copy (36 Kbyte)] | ||
TrayMenu
by
Wei
Ke
lets
you
create
cascading
menus
from
one
or
more
tray
icons.
I've
used
it
to
create
a
start
menu
replacement
which
displayed
customized
icons
for
folders
and
allowed
grouping
/
ordering
without
MS
IE4.[f2.org copy of TrayMenu 2.0.1 (110 Kbyte)] | |||
Start
Without
Me
by
Neil J. Rubenking
lets
you
get
rid
of
seldom-used
start-menu
items
(Win95,Win98,WinNT).NOTE: [Apr 2003] PC Magazine now requires a paid subscription for access to their formerly free software downloads. Some PCMag utilities may still be directly downloaded from other sites around the web. NOTE: [Jan 2004] At the request of Ziff-Davis (publisher of PC Magazine) I have removed a link to an external site hosting the file startwithoutme.zip 188K which I had found via an FTP Search Engine. | |||
| Transparent by Jay Guerette will turn your Win9x/NT desktop icon text backgrounds transparent, allowing your wallpaper to show through. | |||
Hidden
Menu
by
CoPos
pops
up
a
customisable
menu
when
the
mouse
is
moved
to
a
(customisable)
corner
or
edge
of
the
screen.
No
cascading
menus,
but
very
easy
to
use.
Download
from
Hidden
Menu
Home
Page
(very
slow!)
(388 Kbyte)
;
download from f2.org (380 Kbyte) | |||
ButtonBoogie
lets
you
rearrange
&
resize
taskbar
buttons.
Win
85/98/ME/NT/2000,
not
XP.NOTE: [Apr 2003] PC Magazine now requires a paid subscription for access to their formerly free software downloads. Some PCMag utilities may still be directly downloaded from other sites around the web. NOTE: [Jan 2004] At the request of Ziff-Davis (publisher of PC Magazine) I have removed a link to an external site hosting the file btnboog.zip 315K which I had found via an FTP Search Engine. | |||
Hide Unwanted Windows | 
TraySaver
by
Mike
Lin
will
automatically
hide
windows
and/or
taskbar
icons
by
program
name,
window
title
or
tooltip
label. | ||
Hide-It
by
German
Salvador
is
an
excellent,
tiny
application
which
lets
you
hide
windows
via
the
taskbar
icon
or
automatically
using
a
subset
of
the
window's
title
text.
[f2.org copy of hide-it v1.1 (73 Kbyte)] | |||
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